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Having keenness of insight, understanding or intuition; showing the power or faculty of awareness (adjective)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 10 letters · last seen August 6, 2026

Answer
PERCEPTIVE
PERCEPTIVE · 10 letters · puzzle shows ***CEPT***
The Root
CEPTmeans “take, seize, hold”

In a sentence: It was PERCEPTIVE of Greg's dad to notice that Greg needed some help assessing job challenges.

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The Rootonym clue “Having keenness of insight, understanding or intuition; showing the power or faculty of awareness (adjective)” has the answer PERCEPTIVE (10 letters), built on the root CEPT, which means “take, seize, hold”. See the full August 6, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.